Amy Koo: Digital Storytelling and Visual Literacies Workshop Trailer. from Jane Harris on Vimeo.



Digital Storytelling Demo

  1. Storyboard -> handout
  2. Hook up microphone
  3. Open Podomatic http://www.podomatic.com/profile
  4. Embed on wikipage

What do I do now?

  1. Complete a storyboard
  2. Go to Podomatic and sign up for an account.
  3. Sign in and create a podcast telling your story.
  4. You may embed this anywhere online using the embed code.

Storytelling Ideas

  • PSA – Public Service Announcement
  • Breaking Class News
  • Sports News
  • “Movie” Trailer (book, article, historical era or event)
  • Reenactment / Living History
  • Oral History
  • Documentary or Docu-Drama
  • Virtual Tour
  • Story told from the perspective of an object

So how could I use digital storytelling with MY class?

  1. Hunter Lesson Plan Review Handout
  2. Hunter Model Handout
  3. Hunter Lesson Plan Template Handout
  4. Investigate one or two links below
  5. Develop a lesson plan you will actually do in your classroom with your class this year which I will observe (10-15 minutes of it anyway.)
  6. Assess using a rubric ->

Available Digital Materials

  • Each elementary classroom should have or have received a digital camera. If you did not or want help using or uploading, please tell me.
  • We have flip video cameras available for the elementary classrooms to use. Just speak up.
  • flickrcc is a great source for you to look for pictures (the occasional inappropriate photo pops up)
  • Pics4Learning is a great source for your kids to look for pictures.


Resources

Digital Storytelling Cookbook
ePals -> Digital Storytelling Project -> http://www.epals.com/forums/337.aspx
DigiTales
Showbeyond
ZooBurst
Shamblesguru's site
Microsoft's Digital Storytelling Guide (ebook download)
Steps to creating Digital Stories
Integrating into the Classroom
Lesson Plan Resources





Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling

[Play from laptop in RealPlayer]